Discuss how a lack of cultural scripts affect the success of a stepfamily. Give examples about some of the effects of this lack of cultural scripts
What will be an ideal response?
The student should assert that stepfamilies lack cultural scripts to help guide them. Cultural scripts are defined as a set of social norms for guiding people in their relationships with one another. In stepfamilies the rules are unclear, ambiguous, and conflicting. These families have to create new rules in order to be successful. Discussion should include examples.
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